Cartoon Network: Over the Garden Wall (DVD)

Over the Garden Wall follows the journeys of two half-brothers, Wirt (Elijah Wood) and Gregory (Collin Dean), who are lost in the woods seeking a way to return home. However, it is not long before they start to have strange and surreal encounters, including a talking bluebird named Beatrice (Melanie Lynskey) and other, more horrifying, creatures.Over the Garden Wall is an animated short series that originally aired on Cartoon Network in November 2014. It consists of ten episodes that are about eleven minutes long each.The animation in this series looks great. It takes a lot of inspiration from early American cartoons and animation styles, mainly from the first half of the twentieth century. This includes the amazing and often detailed backgrounds that evoke the various time periods being referenced such as colonial America, Revolutionary War-era, and early twentieth century. In addition, the episodes take place during autumn and the series does a great job of creating a story taking place during that time of the year. The characters are another bright spot that features an imaginative variety such as the pumpkin people in the second episode and various monsters seen in other episodes.The music is another bright spot. Not only does this series contain great background music throughout, but there are also several original songs that are catchy and often humorous.The story and writing are the strongest aspects of this series. It takes inspiration from such sources as American, and some European, folklore, Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, among others. It starts out with two boys lost in the woods and both these characters and the viewer watch the mystery unfold over the course of the episodes. It does a good job of building this mysterious world and the strange happenings that occur within it. It is also an excellently paced series. With ten episodes at eleven minutes each, the entire series can be watched in less than two hours and it uses that entire time well with no filler material or wasted time.In addition to the series, this DVD contains some bonus features including a behind-the-scenes featurette, the original pilot episode, and audio commentaries by creator Patrick McHale and art director Nick Cross.Overall, this is a masterpiece of animation. It features great characters, superb music, and excellent storytelling. I would recommend this series to anyone who likes animated stories or is looking for a family-friendly Halloween story.

Love this showNo scratches, both case and cd arrived unharmed

With how often streaming sites like to add and remove this show, it’s been very nice to have a physical copy I can pop in every autumn to enjoy those good good brothers exploring the unknown. Easily one of the best series to come out of Cartoon Network, and will remain a fall stable for years to come

Over The Garden Wall is 10 episodes of a mini series that is about one hour and 50 minutes long. Strange, dark, sometimes funny, and sometimes scary. We follow two lost brothers, Wirt and Greg, and their frog, as they try to get home. Are they truly lost or in a unknown land? GREAT voice actors including Tim Curry, Elijah Wood, John Cleese, and Christopher Lloyd. Great for watching during the autumn or around Halloween. Has commentaries, one for each episode, and other extra features.

This animation is amazing.Every bit of it is super entertaining and makes you wish it would never end.Perfect distraction from the woes of the world.Highly recommend for ANYBODY!I hope this helps.Happy shopping.

I'm grateful to have this physical copy. The bonus features alone really are special. Even though they streamed it online for free this year. Great time. It's quintessential fall media for the end of forever

I never heard of this before, just happened to come across this, but it has a lot of great reviews. I can see why. This was amazing, really. I was actually kind of surprised. It felt "familiar" to me, and when I looked into it, it's from one of the creators from Adventure Time, and my niece and I love that show. It is relatable and kind of has a spooky vibe to it, but that just makes it better. I have already watched is multiple times, I usually watch some of my nieces and nephews and have played it for them, they love it. They really get into it and want to make sure the main characters are OK. it's touching. I'm so glad I found this and able to add it to my collection. Hope this helps anyone interested.

Great show.